The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-02-16
LOCAL ITEMS.

an nj. III tins issue,
\ lot of odd ColSets going at cost a
King 4 Wards.
+. f. McIntire of Charlcstown. Na,s
was in town Monday evening.
Mr.. d. L. Smith returned to hi, HON,
in Boston, Tuesday Of this week
Use Geo. Cushings Tooth Powder
Trial boxes free on application.
The Wolnans Club will meet with Mrs
Manley Pooler Thursday, Feb. l..
The time for the annual town meeting
is approaching. The first Monday this
year Is the It'll.
d. Wilder Colby returned to Orono, OF
Monday last, to resume his studies at the
State College.
Read what II W. Souc of Augusta
has to say in our advertising columns
about fruit.
Dir. c. F. Haynes, of West Newton,
Mass, was in town Saturday, called here
professionally.
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Ware Cornct Band, left home for Boston
Monday morning.
Manager ITeselton is in Boston this
week, arranging for some fine companies
to appear here in the spring.
Musical convention at Grand Army
Hall the 23d, oath and 25th; all singers in
t,I t,
II. W. Brown 4 Co have bought out the
meat and provision business of L. b. Jew
EFT and are to retain Mr.. Jcwctt in their
employ.
Bxby x Buck will sell this week,
twenty Valencia or Messna oranges for
% cts, and one hundred Florida oranges
for Sl.j0.
Mr.. J. w. Walker, Piano Tuner from
Boston, is in town for one week Orders
left at Smiths Music Store will receive
prompt attention.
a veteran and old folks ball is to be
held at Athens, on Monday evening, next,
the 22d inst, under the auspices of VIM
Morgan Post No. 100.
The young ladies of Loyalty Lodge of
Good Templars, are patiently toiling up
on silk quilt and when completed it
will be sold, the proceeds to go to benefit
the Lodge
The next meeting of the SoroSis will be
at Miss May Stewards, Wednesday even
ino L,I DprI The oNarpisns will hnJiu
at 80 and it is especially requested that
all be as prompt as possible
Walter Sucking, left Skowhc@an Mon
day morning to fill several engagements
he has with the Colby Glcc Club. The
Club has several concert engagements and
is meeting with success.
The old and young folks are to unite in
grand social assembly at Hotel IIcsel-
ton, ON tomorrow, lThnrsday) evening,
with music by joy. one feature of the
orchestra will be a lady conetist.
Mr.. Hiram Burrill who is sojourning in
California, during the winter months, has
recently invested some $1,000 in IA land en-
tcrprisc in that state. At last accounts
he expects to return home early in April,
The Nashville students (colorcd) gave
fine vocal concert at lIeseton Hall last
Thursday evening, the audience being evil
IDENTIFY well pleased with the entertain
ment. The members of the company
have fine voices, and gave the jubilee
songs in superior manner
Rev. A. w. Pottlc of Waterylle, Pre-
siding Elder, Rev. W, b. Eldridge of the
East Maine Conference and h. II Bean, Il
former pastor, now located at Farming
ten, were in town last week in attendance
upon the reception rendered to Bishop
Walden at the NJ. +. Church.
February is doing very well at the pres
cnt time, as regards her previous record.
one of the worst days of the winter. on
Friday last accompanied by severe
storm, while the present week opened
with the thermometer registering - de-
grces below zero.
The quarterly session of Somerset Dis
trict Lodge convcncs with Old Point
Lodge, SO. Norridgcwock, on Friday,
March 18th, commencing at 10 o'clock A.
NJ. Visitors and delegates will be en-
tertained free, and as this is the meeting
for the election of officers for the ensuing
year it is earnestly requested that there
be full attendance
The Skowhcgan Electric Light Com
pany has purchased the work and fixtures
of the Edison company belonging to the
plant put in by Mr.. Shurtlih' and purpose
at an early day to put in a 25o incandes-
cent light machine or larger one. The
arrangements are not fully perfected but
will be early in the spring. They viii
probably use the Edison machine
Mr. VIM. Rednund and Mrs Thos.
Barry appeared at Coburn Hall last Fri
day evening, supported by the powerful
Romantic Company, in the great play
Rene, the Huguenot Captain. Not
wthstanding the evening was one of the
most severe of the winter, made doubly
so by "A clustering storm prevailing at the
time, large and refined audience was in
attendance, the fame of the stars in tho
piece having far preceded their appear
ancc. The company as well as the audi
ence. labored under many disadvantages
owing to the unfinished state Of the hall
but with the new stage settings brought
by the managers, the piece was produced
in a highly satisfactory manner, pro
nouneed by some superior to anything
we have heretofore been treated.
Mr.. G. W. Bishop dropped down OF
Skowhcgan on "Wednesday of last weel
and captured four fine horses, as fol
lows: The fine pair Of black Sanfor,
Knox colts of f. S. Morse, S475 nice
acting Cunard colt of light chestnut col
or, of VIM LOOMS, 5000 and the lin'
driving mare of VIM. Doran, $500
These purchases were all shipped ol